Ayurveda is not just medicines, remedies & therapies but is merely a 'Life Style' to lead on thus the quote. Ayurveda aims first at maintaining the 'HEALTH' of healthy person, then comes, curing the diseased person Thus,

AHARA-(Food style)

VIHARA (Activity)

VICHARA (Mental status) are to be taken care of

Charaka School of thought gave importance to KAYA CHIKITSA (general Medicine) & Sushruta School of thought to SHALYA TANTRA (Surgery). Vaghbhata, the author of 'ASTANGA HRUDAYA' pinning up information from both text books, made this book SIMPLER, for who cannot read in their life time, both the text books, can atleast learn 'ASTANGA HRUDAYA'. Thus all three combined is called as Bruhatrayee.

The book may be categorized into different segments.

• The 1st Chapter is the strong Basement of the Basic Concepts in Ayurveda.

• Chapter 2 to 9 - completely explains about daily regimen, seasonal regimen, foods & liquids used in daily basis, protection of food, their action in the body, good conduct & life style to be lead by all.

• Chapter 10 - about Dravyas (substances)

• Chapter 11, 12, 13 - in detail deals with tridoshas, saptadhatus and trimalas.

• Chapter 14 - Explains in short about simple treatments, Langana and Brimhana.

Book's Contents and Sample Pages